1. A request shall be submitted -preferably by electronic means- to the Centre by all parties jointly or by one of them on the basis of the forms available on the Centre´s Website.

2. The Request shall set out in sufficient particularity :

a) the request that the dispute be referred to mediation under the Rules;

b) the names in full, addresses, telephone numbers, e-mail addresses or any other contact details of the parties and their representatives;

c) a succinct summary of the facts giving rise to the dispute including an indication of the intellectual property rights involved and the nature of any technology involved and if possible an assessment of its value;

d) a statement as to whether the parties have already agreed upon mediation and if so annexing a copy of the agreement;

e) any agreement as to the time limits for conducting the mediation, as to the language of the mediation, as to the location of any physical meetings or as to the joint nomination of a mediator or to the attribution to the Centre of the nomination of a mediator

f) any document or information which the applicant considers relevant to the dispute.

3. The Request is not registered unless it is accompanied by the payment of the administrative fees for opening the matter calculated in accordance with the scale of fees in effect on the date of the receipt of the request for mediation by the Centre. The administrative fee shall not be refundable unless the other party does not agree to mediate. In this case the Centre shall only keep the part of fee which covers the administrative expenses.

4. If the Applicant fails to comply with either of these requirements, the Centre may set a time limit, which may be subject to reasonable extension, within which the Applicant must complete the request. Failing that the Applicant shall be deemed to have withdrawn his request without prejudice to the right to submit another request at a later date.